John Rich Slams Nike For New "Just Do It" Campaign

Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 10:05am

By Metro News

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Big & Rich's John Rich is slamming Nike for choosing Colin Kaepernick as the face of their "Just Do It" 30th anniversary campaign.

The GRAMMY-award winning singer called out Nike in a series of tweets yesterday and even predicted the brand's stock to fall.

Kaepernick -- a former San Francisco 49ers player -- originally led player protests during the National Anthem in the NFL.

Since the announcement, thousands have taken to social media to say they will never wear Nike again.

Hey @Nike I guess you made @Kaepernick7 your new “face” of the brand because you love the way his socks look with your shoes? @Reebok here we come. #WeStand @TomiLahren @greggutfeld @kilmeade @RedneckRiviera pic.twitter.com/tgtbl8VFzv
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 3, 2018

Hey @nike if you're gonna make the shoes, make the PIG SOCKS to match. Right? Cmon, people will LOVE that.
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 3, 2018

Our Soundman just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions. pic.twitter.com/h8kj6RXe7j
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 3, 2018

I support every American's right to protest whatever they want. However, if you endorse someone who wears #PIGSOCKS that's where you lose me. If @nike wants their "swoosh" to be associated with calling our police "Pigs" then so be it. I have a right to not buy their products.
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 4, 2018

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